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A review by jamieleepilk
The Fall of the House of Byron: Scandal and Seduction in Georgian England by Emily Brand
5.0
⭐ 4.5 rounded up
I loved this book! I had super high expectations as this is one of my most anticipated books of the year and it did not disappoint.
The format of this book is excellent and really engaging, you have parts of George Bryon arriving and exploring Newstead and how different part connect to his family. I'm not going to lie I didn't know much about Georges family so I was super excited to read this. His family were so interesting and flawed in various ways from.
In a family full of men the women of the family are really the ones to shine, Isabella Byron (whose portrait inside the book with her lilac hair powder made me instantly love her what an icon) a woman who would not be restricted by her husbands wishes and truly was her own woman, Sophia Byron who was strong and charismatic in the face of illness and hardships.
The only reason this book didn't get a full five stars from me was that at times I felt like I was getting too much information in one go and had to re-read passages a couple of times to truly grasp was being told.
This book is insanely well researched, with a warmth and compassion which really connects you to the story of this fascinating family. At times I had to force myself to stop reading because this is the type of book you just want to absorb in one go, utterly brilliant.
I loved this book! I had super high expectations as this is one of my most anticipated books of the year and it did not disappoint.
The format of this book is excellent and really engaging, you have parts of George Bryon arriving and exploring Newstead and how different part connect to his family. I'm not going to lie I didn't know much about Georges family so I was super excited to read this. His family were so interesting and flawed in various ways from.
In a family full of men the women of the family are really the ones to shine, Isabella Byron (whose portrait inside the book with her lilac hair powder made me instantly love her what an icon) a woman who would not be restricted by her husbands wishes and truly was her own woman, Sophia Byron who was strong and charismatic in the face of illness and hardships.
The only reason this book didn't get a full five stars from me was that at times I felt like I was getting too much information in one go and had to re-read passages a couple of times to truly grasp was being told.
This book is insanely well researched, with a warmth and compassion which really connects you to the story of this fascinating family. At times I had to force myself to stop reading because this is the type of book you just want to absorb in one go, utterly brilliant.